ATA Negotiations

Members of the Alberta Teachers Association (ATA) have voted in favour of strike action. Of the approximately 39,000 teachers who voted, 95% of them voted in favour. We recognize this is a very unsettling time for our staff, students and their families and will provide updates as information becomes available. 

What  you need to be aware of:

• School operations are continuing as normal.
• St. Albert Public Schools is not directly involved at this stage of negotiations. Bargaining between the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA) and the ATA occurs at the provincial level. Teacher salaries are set through provincial collective agreements, not individual school boards.
• The provincial bargaining committee will meet with the ATA on June 19-20 for further negotiations.
• The ATA has 120 days to initiate strike action. They must give school divisions 72 hours notice prior to any job action. 
• Job action could include work-to-rule, rotating strikes or a full strike.
• At any time in this process, an agreement may be reached between the provincial government, specifically the TEBA and the ATA. 

We hope that a resolution will be found soon, with minimal disruption to school operations, our staff, our students and our families. However, families should start planning for alternate childcare arrangements in the event of a strike, either within June or in the fall. 

We will update families as soon as we become aware of any further developments.